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jan crawford is in boston, where the republican nominee spoke to his supporters. jan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, charlie. good morning, norah. romney actually waited about an hour to concede after ohio was projected to go for the president. that, of course, being the must-win state. everyone knew at that point the race was basically over, but the campaign wanted to see some of those actual votes come in, just to make sure. and then of course, advisers tell me once they saw colorado go for the president, they knew that was it, so governor romney picked up the phone and called the president. >> this election is over, but our principles endure. i believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to renewed greatness. >> reporter: a defeated mitt romney was gracious. >> i believe in america. i believe in the people of america. >> reporter: after running for president for 17 months, his campaign came up empty. >> like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have
jan crawford is in boston, where the republican nominee spoke to his supporters. jan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, charlie. good morning, norah. romney actually waited about an hour to concede after ohio was projected to go for the president. that, of course, being the must-win state. everyone knew at that point the race was basically over, but the campaign wanted to see some of those actual votes come in, just to make sure. and then of course, advisers tell me once they...
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live picture from the romney campaign headquarters in boston. much different scene not celebration in any way. they are waiting to hear from their candidate. stay with us. 7 news ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. special election night coverag coverage. we want to continue to bring you results. couple big local congressional race we are following. >> let's check in with larry tracking those for us. >> all right. a number of congressional races that we are watching pretty closely in the bay area. not all of them are races that pit a republican versus democrat so we lack at the state of california here. we have the use of the technology that will allow us to bring california full and then we can expand this and look at key districts. you have to remember here a lot of the congressional district changed last year because of an initiative passed by voters in 2008. we focus in first on district 9 which is right here. actually district 9 and that's been reconfig
live picture from the romney campaign headquarters in boston. much different scene not celebration in any way. they are waiting to hear from their candidate. stay with us. 7 news ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. special election night coverag coverage. we want to continue to bring you results. couple big local congressional race we are following. >> let's check in with larry tracking those for us....
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we were at the watch party in boston. she joins us now with reaction. >> reporter: this ballroom cleared out almost immediately after romney conceded the race. the supporters walked out in quiet disappointment. with his family behind him and thousands of supporters before him, republican challenger mitt romney congratulated president barack obama on his re-election. >> i so wish i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction but the nation chose another leader. and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him. >> reporter: romney called on elected leaders to find common grounds on areas such as the growing deficit and looming budget cuts. >> the nation, as you know, is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> we can say barack obama will win ohio. >> reporter: an hour before romney briefly took the podium, the life had been sucked out of this convention center ballroom in bo
we were at the watch party in boston. she joins us now with reaction. >> reporter: this ballroom cleared out almost immediately after romney conceded the race. the supporters walked out in quiet disappointment. with his family behind him and thousands of supporters before him, republican challenger mitt romney congratulated president barack obama on his re-election. >> i so wish i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction but the nation chose...
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obama declared victory mitt romney conceded in boston. he told his supporters he called the president to congratulate him. the former massachusetts governor said it was time to put aside partisanship and work together for the good of the nation. >>> i so wish i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction but the nation chose another leader. so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and this great nation. >> president obama says he looks forward to meeting with romney in the weeks ahead to discuss ways to move the country. >>> some interesting developments for california, following election day. >> let's continue our chat now with san jose state political science professor melinda jackson. if the democrats get their super majority in the assembly and the senate, the senate not for certain yet, what will that allow them to do? in what areas will we be affected most? >> reason prop 30 was on the ballot this year is because california requires 2/3 majority to raise taxes that is very difficult t
obama declared victory mitt romney conceded in boston. he told his supporters he called the president to congratulate him. the former massachusetts governor said it was time to put aside partisanship and work together for the good of the nation. >>> i so wish i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction but the nation chose another leader. so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and this great nation. >> president obama says he...
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obama declared victory mitt romney conceded gracefully in boston. he told supporters he called the president to congratulate him. he said it was time to put aside partisanship and work together for the good of the nation. >>> i so wish i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction. but the nation chose another leader. so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and this great nation. >> president obama says he looks forward to meeting with romney in the weeks ahead to discuss ways to move the country forward. >> the president is hugely popular in california and especially in the bay area. as expected he carry the golden state. the support was not total. katie marzullo joins us with the break down of the popular vote. >> reporter: these are real-time results coming in so they are changing. president obama nationwide 51% of that national vote. closer look at california, not just california but a closer look at the bay area. clearly, all the bay area counties are blue. you don't need me told you that. let's
obama declared victory mitt romney conceded gracefully in boston. he told supporters he called the president to congratulate him. he said it was time to put aside partisanship and work together for the good of the nation. >>> i so wish i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction. but the nation chose another leader. so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and this great nation. >> president obama says he looks forward to meeting...
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emily is joining us live in boston. emily. >> reporter: hi, dave, one thing that was not suspenseful last night was where california would give its support. mitt romney was not counting on that. however, he thought he would have enough swing states he would come out on that stage and give a victory speech. it's what he had written. it's the only thing he said he had written. instead he came out spoke for less than five minutes and said he had told president obama congratulations. in the early hours after a long election day, mitt romney said he had called president obama and the race was over. >> i so wish i would have been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction but the nation chose another leader. ann and i join for you to pray for him and the great nation. >> reporter: the mood was a stark contrast to his announcement in june, 2011. >> i believe in america and i'm running for president. >> reporter: and to the crowds that welcomed him on a last minute election day trip to the critical
emily is joining us live in boston. emily. >> reporter: hi, dave, one thing that was not suspenseful last night was where california would give its support. mitt romney was not counting on that. however, he thought he would have enough swing states he would come out on that stage and give a victory speech. it's what he had written. it's the only thing he said he had written. instead he came out spoke for less than five minutes and said he had told president obama congratulations. in the...
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. >> we will show you inside met romney's election night headquarters in boston. they are also setting up there for the event to night. >> mitt romney is not wasting a single mom and on his quest for 270 electoral votes. after casting his own ballot the republican hit the road one more time. he hosted a luncheon in benson a battleground states of ohio and pennsylvania. they were not standard rallies, more of a chance to thank supporters and remind voters to hit the polls. >> it is a big day for big change. we are about to change america and help people in ways and imagined that they never imagined that happen. >> he wrapped up its aggressive cross-country campaign schedule where he started. >> i feel great today. i am really excited to be here. >> after spending the day and doing interviews and get out the vote initiative, the president and vice president will watch the return from chicago. preelection days voting shows the candidates locked in a dead heat. the winners will not be declared until key swing states post their votes. if three votes and new hampshire,
. >> we will show you inside met romney's election night headquarters in boston. they are also setting up there for the event to night. >> mitt romney is not wasting a single mom and on his quest for 270 electoral votes. after casting his own ballot the republican hit the road one more time. he hosted a luncheon in benson a battleground states of ohio and pennsylvania. they were not standard rallies, more of a chance to thank supporters and remind voters to hit the polls. >>...
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we want to go back to boston. she's at mitt romney's head quarters tonight. rita. >> juliee, i can't tell you what a contrast. look behind me where everyone has gone home here. just about an hour ago you heard mitt romney appear alone on stage to con seed the election. his second run for the white house. he said he'd just call president obama to congratulate him on the victory. >> the nation is at a critical point. we can't risk bickering. our leaders have to reach across the isles to do the work. >> now, unlike some elections i've covered, this trul yg was one of the few elections where bots candidates believed until the end that they could wind. mitt romney held out as long as he could privately disputing the projections but in the end, acceptance. >> but the nation chose another lead sxr so an and i join with you to pray for him and this great nation. thank you and god bless america. you're the best. >> now, you saw him joined on stage with his wife, his children, his running mate. the party is over. most people have gone home, but today, it is now tuesday
we want to go back to boston. she's at mitt romney's head quarters tonight. rita. >> juliee, i can't tell you what a contrast. look behind me where everyone has gone home here. just about an hour ago you heard mitt romney appear alone on stage to con seed the election. his second run for the white house. he said he'd just call president obama to congratulate him on the victory. >> the nation is at a critical point. we can't risk bickering. our leaders have to reach across the isles...
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>> reporter: his speech came after a call from mitt romney who told supporters in boston he gave it his all. and insisted washington must come together. >> the nation, as you know, is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> that is a legacy we honor and applaud tonight. >> reporter: the president won the slim majority in key states, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin, iowa, colorado, new hampshire. virginia and nevada weren't called until early this morning, after he was declared the projected winner. still outstanding, florida, where, at 2:00 a.m., people were still in line, voting. florida still counting that vote, not to mention, we're told thousands of absentee ballots that haven't even been touched yet. it could be this afternoon before we know how florida voted. that's the latest, i'm tracie potts. >> with president obama solidified for another four years, california public schools no longer in limbo. prop 38 which would have raised funds for schools by increasing taxes on a slidi
>> reporter: his speech came after a call from mitt romney who told supporters in boston he gave it his all. and insisted washington must come together. >> the nation, as you know, is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> that is a legacy we honor and applaud tonight. >> reporter: the president won the slim majority in key states, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin,...
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mean type, governor romney in boston conceding this race. he said he gave his all. said that the nation's at a critical point that we can't risk partisan bickering. the president spoke about that as well. saying he wanted to talk to governor romney about some ideas of how they can do that. no word yet on when or how that might happen. but we do have president obama as the second term president this morning, after winning his 300 electoral votes. >> president obama holds on to his address for four more years. he still has a divided congress. "today in the bay" has some insight from a political expert. >> the polysi professor from the university. it's hard for anyone to make change if you don't have support. democrats hold on to their majority in the senate, not in the house. >> it really means there's not going to be a lot change in congress. in terms of the partisan balance, it's basically going to be the same as it was before. in the senate, you need 60 votes to do anything. because basically they'll filibuster anything. and so it's going to make it very tough i th
mean type, governor romney in boston conceding this race. he said he gave his all. said that the nation's at a critical point that we can't risk partisan bickering. the president spoke about that as well. saying he wanted to talk to governor romney about some ideas of how they can do that. no word yet on when or how that might happen. but we do have president obama as the second term president this morning, after winning his 300 electoral votes. >> president obama holds on to his address...
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we'll take you live to boston. we'll take a look at what went wrong for the romney campaign. >>> many people are crediting the campaign organization as one of the reasons for his re- election win. the political reporter joins us via skype joins us outside of washington, d.c. how did obama's campaign get out the vote efforts really pay off? >> reporter: well, if you break down the redales and start -- details and start -- and start looking at them, it's almost county by county, the president winning most of the same counties in florida and in ohio and then you start then going into the details and you see that the democrats were able to get out of vote again and sometimes mitt romney was not even able to reach the level of what john mccain had gone four years ago. one example in franklin county, the obama people were able to get 15,000 more votes than people while the mccain levels were not reached by romney. down in south florida, miami- dade, home to marco rubio. the romney campaign couldn't come close as the obam
we'll take you live to boston. we'll take a look at what went wrong for the romney campaign. >>> many people are crediting the campaign organization as one of the reasons for his re- election win. the political reporter joins us via skype joins us outside of washington, d.c. how did obama's campaign get out the vote efforts really pay off? >> reporter: well, if you break down the redales and start -- details and start -- and start looking at them, it's almost county by county,...
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schmidt joins us live from boston to tell us what mitt romney is doing today. >> if high daria our youth? >> tell us about romney in what he plans to do today. >> the interesting thing is he does not have a public scandal today that the first time in recent memory of where he is. that is the difference between running for president and in canada to loss. we are watching a really not mitt romney so much as watching republicans try to dissect the results from last night. try to determine what this meant for them as a look ahead to the next election. how to recover from a lost that last night they came here not quite certain that they would have. >> it is interesting one of the questions is what role does mitt romney have going for for the republican party. have you heard any whispering as to what it plans to do? >> no. we heard him say last night in his speech that everyone needs to work across the aisle to work together. a few minutes after that president obama came out and said he would like to extended hand to reach out to work with mitt romney in the future. will there be a partnership
schmidt joins us live from boston to tell us what mitt romney is doing today. >> if high daria our youth? >> tell us about romney in what he plans to do today. >> the interesting thing is he does not have a public scandal today that the first time in recent memory of where he is. that is the difference between running for president and in canada to loss. we are watching a really not mitt romney so much as watching republicans try to dissect the results from last night. try to...
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surrounded by his family his wife, and five sons and joining him on the stage after his speech at the boston convention and exhibition center. >> let us take a quick break from politics we will get back in a minute. a quick update with weather and traffic morning erica. >> good morning to you james. it is foggy. record- breaking temperatures we saw yesterday and the rain we are expecting tomorrow. temperatures in the '40's and '50's into the afternoon. sunday but preconditions. the fog returns to the coastline ahead to the later hours. for those of you leaving the house downtown tampa cisco of 54. 57 in san jose. concord 50 degrees. i will show you where the numbers will head into the afternoon and my next report george. >> is a great start to the morning commute we are not tracking any hot spots. we're not looking at in the slow traffic for high with four or interstate 580. the quick you check shows by traffic around the bay area weather in the east bay, south bay, peninsula with and what they ride. at the bay bridge toll plaza traffic very light now with no delays either to or across the u
surrounded by his family his wife, and five sons and joining him on the stage after his speech at the boston convention and exhibition center. >> let us take a quick break from politics we will get back in a minute. a quick update with weather and traffic morning erica. >> good morning to you james. it is foggy. record- breaking temperatures we saw yesterday and the rain we are expecting tomorrow. temperatures in the '40's and '50's into the afternoon. sunday but preconditions. the...
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up to boston. this system is going to be bringing in heavy rain and strong winds which will cause coastal flood iing and beach erosion, and waves of 8 to 12 feet beating against the shoreline and wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour. we also have to worry about rain with this system, and winds. the wind gusts are going to be brutal, and we are also looking at heavy rain and snow. the rainfall amounts along the coast about 1 to 2 inches which is not the worst of it. as colder air is drawn into the system, it is going to be bringing in some heavy snow. we already have winter's weather advisory and the winter storm warnings in southern new jersey in the pennsylvania area and the philadelphia area, and we are looking at heavy snow, and northern and central new jersey on into new york state. and the weather service, and i should say that the weather channel has named the storm as they are going to be naming the winter storms, and this one they are calling athena. . >>> 8:08 on a wednesday morning. taking
up to boston. this system is going to be bringing in heavy rain and strong winds which will cause coastal flood iing and beach erosion, and waves of 8 to 12 feet beating against the shoreline and wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour. we also have to worry about rain with this system, and winds. the wind gusts are going to be brutal, and we are also looking at heavy rain and snow. the rainfall amounts along the coast about 1 to 2 inches which is not the worst of it. as colder air is drawn into the...
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mitt romney took it pretty handily tonight. >> david muir at romney headquarters in boston. have you seen any of the big advisers? are they coming out to talk to you? what are they saying, david? >> reporter: the advisers haven't come out but craig romney has, one of the five sons up on the stage right now talking actually about his mother right now. but, craig obviously a huge supporter of his father on the campaign trail speaking spanish in ads for his father, well, here's what we know about the family. they're at the hotel right next door, the five sons, i've got a number on those grandchildren. i promised i'd get it to you after "world news," 16 of the 18 grandchildren are here and i believe the two not here are tagg's two infants, he has twins so understandable why they're not celebrating. on the menu it appears to be pasta because mitt's body man, what we call him, the guy who travels with him often and takes great snapshots and helps us out covering the campaign took a snapshot and appears to be pasta on the menu though i'm not sure if that's just for the kids and the
mitt romney took it pretty handily tonight. >> david muir at romney headquarters in boston. have you seen any of the big advisers? are they coming out to talk to you? what are they saying, david? >> reporter: the advisers haven't come out but craig romney has, one of the five sons up on the stage right now talking actually about his mother right now. but, craig obviously a huge supporter of his father on the campaign trail speaking spanish in ads for his father, well, here's what we...